9-year-old's role in short film gets Young Artist Award nod

9:55 PM,
Apr. 14, 2014

A still of Madeline Lupi of Pequannock in the film 'American Autumn.'

Written by

Paul Bonasera
| Special to the Daily Record

For 9-year-old Madeline Lupi of Pequannock, becoming a Hollywood actress is a dream beginning to come true.

The fourth-grade student has been nominated for a Young Artist Award for best performance in a short film by a young actress 10 and under for her role in "American Autumn," directed by Albert Moya. The film, a melodrama shot in New Jersey last winter, depicts small everyday catastrophes that threaten upper middle class families.